Peanut Butter Wolf is an Los Angeles-based DJ and founder of independent record label, Stones Throw Records. As a high school student, he began spinning and making hip hop beats in 1984 and later launched his label in 1996. Through Stones Throw, he developed the careers of Madlib, J Dilla, Quasimoto, Madvillain, Dam-Funk, Mayer Hawthorne, Knxwledge, Mild High Club, Mndsgn, and Anderson .Paak.  Well-known for his record collection, themed vinyl sets (including a 12-hour extended set with Boiler Room) and his unique VJ sets, his shows span the decades featuring a variety of genres highlighting rare and vintage footage. The documentary film, Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton, guides you through Peanut Butter Wolf's life, the evolution of Stones Throw Records, and it’s influence on the music industry today

Silas Short has lived many lives. His debut album LUSHLAND is a passionate record of processing change as he journeys through highs, lows, and powerful self-acceptance. To craft LUSHLAND’s rich sound, Short drew inspiration from Soulquarians-era R&B, Erykah Badu’s falsetto storytelling on Mama’s Gun, and D’Angelo’s butter-smooth singing and instrumentation on Voodoo. While vintage R&B and funk are key influences, they’re not the only ones; Silas cites artists like Bob Marley and The Smiths as inspirations. (Cementing the reggae connection, Short recently recorded a cover of The Uniques’ “My Conversation,” featured in Jesse Eisenberg’s 2024 award-winning film A Real Pain.) Growing up in Milwaukee, Silas played guitar in a gospel band, jammed with his father and brother at home, and practiced the saxophone while working in the booth of the Thanks-A-Lot parking lot. At 19, he moved to Chicago, where he sneaked in guitar practice during slow shifts at Music Go Round. In the Windy City, Short worked at a BDSM-themed haunted house before joining a group of fellow musicians who travelled the country on a school bus, playing from town to town atop its yellow roof. Though Chicago life had been a whirlwind, Silas moved across the country with a firm sense of purpose: he would immerse himself in LA’s thriving music scene and the community around his new label, Stones Throw. “When my world changed before the move, I desperately needed that sense of confidence back,” Silas says. “The culture shock of LA alone was enough to inspire a record, but ultimately being here I really felt like I had something to prove.” In Los Angeles, he ad-libbed vocals in the studio until he found the words and sounds that captured the concepts in his head. Collaborators helped execute his vision. Silas’ longtime inspiration, the neo-soul legend James Poyser of The Roots and Soulquarians (Erykah Badu, D’Angelo, Ms. Lauryn Hill) plays piano on “ILIKEU”; Luke Titus lays down drums on three tracks, and Peanut Butter Wolf scratches on “WOLF’S BLESSING”, which includes a Charizma sample. LUSHLAND was co-produced by Ryan James Carr (Usher, Cordae) and mixed by six-time Grammy Award-winner Cole M.G.N.